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2007), and that issuance of the permit
would not have a significant adverse
impact on the human environment.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of this
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: February 2, 2016.
Dr. Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648-XB160
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 16193 and
17157
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendments.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
two major permit amendments have
been issued: Permit No. 16193-01 has
been issued to Todd Robeck, D.V.M,
Ph.D., Sea World Parks and
Entertainment Corp, 500 Sea World
Drive, San Diego, CA 92109; and, Permit
No. 17157-02 has been issued to
Stephen John Trumble, Ph.D., Baylor
University, 101 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX
76706.
ADDRESSES: The permit amendments
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–
8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 8, 2015, notices were
published in the Federal Register (File
No. 16193-01, 80 FR 76276; and File No.
17157-02, 80 FR 76278) that requests for
amendments had been submitted by the
above-named applicants to amend their
permits to receive, import, and export
specimens from marine mammals for
scientific research. The requested
permit amendments have been issued
under the authority of the Marine
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Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), and the regulations governing
the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222-226).
Permit No. 16193, issued on August
28, 2012, authorizes the permit holder
to receive, import, and export cetacean
and pinniped specimens to study
reproductive physiology, including
endocrinology, gamete biology, and
cryophysiology. Permit No. 16193-01
amends the authorization to include
unlimited samples from up to 300 wild
Amazon River dolphins (Inia
geoffrensis) annually.
Permit No. 17157, issued on July 18,
2012, and amended on November 7,
2014, authorizes the receipt, import and
export of up to 25 earplugs annually of
each of the following species of whale:
blue (Balaenoptera musculus), sei (B.
borealis), minke (B. acutorostrata),
humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae),
gray (Eschrichtius robustus), bowhead
(Balaena mysticetus), fin (B. physalus),
and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus).
The samples may be obtained from
natural history museums as well as from
collections in Barrow, Alaska, of
bowhead whale subsistence harvests.
Permit No. 17157–02 authorizes an
increase in the number of animals that
samples that may be received, imported,
and exported from 25 to 100 individuals
annually. In addition, the permit has
been amended to authorize the receipt,
import, and export of baleen samples
from blue and fin whales.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, issuance of
this permit was based on a finding that
such permit: (1) Was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) is consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: February 2, 2016.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Technology Advisory Committee
Meeting Notice
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC or
Commission) announces that on
Tuesday, February 23, 2016, from 9:45
a.m. to 3:45 p.m., the CFTC’s
Technology Advisory Committee (TAC)
will hold a rescheduled public meeting
at the CFTC’s Washington, DC
headquarters. The TAC meeting
previously scheduled for January 26,
2016, from 9:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., was
canceled due to inclement weather that
closed the Federal Government. The
TAC will discuss: (1) The Commission’s
proposed Regulation Automated
Trading (Reg AT); (2) swap data
standardization and harmonization; and
(3) blockchain and the potential
application of distributed ledger
technology to the derivatives market.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 from 9:45
a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Members of the public
who wish to submit written statements
in connection with the meeting should
submit them by Monday, February 22,
2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s
headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
20581. Written statements should be
submitted by mail to: Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581, attention: Office
of the Secretary, or by electronic mail to:
secretary@cftc.gov. Please use the title
‘‘Technology Advisory Committee’’ in
any written statement you submit. Any
statements submitted in connection
with the committee meeting will be
made available to the public, including
publication on the CFTC Web site,
www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ward P. Griffin, TAC Designated
Federal Officer, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418–5425.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public with
seating on a first-come, first-served
basis. Members of the public may also
listen to the meeting by telephone by
calling a domestic toll-free telephone or
international toll or toll-free number to
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB160
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 16193 and 17157
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that two major permit amendments have
been issued: Permit No. 16193-01 has been issued to Todd Robeck, D.V.M,
Ph.D., Sea World Parks and Entertainment Corp, 500 Sea World Drive, San
Diego, CA 92109; and, Permit No. 17157-02 has been issued to Stephen
John Trumble, Ph.D., Baylor University, 101 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX 76706.
ADDRESSES: The permit amendments and related documents are available
for review upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-
8401; fax (301) 713-0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 8, 2015, notices were published
in the Federal Register (File No. 16193-01, 80 FR 76276; and File No.
17157-02, 80 FR 76278) that requests for amendments had been submitted
by the above-named applicants to amend their permits to receive,
import, and export specimens from marine mammals for scientific
research. The requested permit amendments have been issued under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
Permit No. 16193, issued on August 28, 2012, authorizes the permit
holder to receive, import, and export cetacean and pinniped specimens
to study reproductive physiology, including endocrinology, gamete
biology, and cryophysiology. Permit No. 16193-01 amends the
authorization to include unlimited samples from up to 300 wild Amazon
River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) annually.
Permit No. 17157, issued on July 18, 2012, and amended on November
7, 2014, authorizes the receipt, import and export of up to 25 earplugs
annually of each of the following species of whale: blue (Balaenoptera
musculus), sei (B. borealis), minke (B. acutorostrata), humpback
(Megaptera novaeangliae), gray (Eschrichtius robustus), bowhead
(Balaena mysticetus), fin (B. physalus), and sperm (Physeter
macrocephalus). The samples may be obtained from natural history
museums as well as from collections in Barrow, Alaska, of bowhead whale
subsistence harvests.
Permit No. 17157-02 authorizes an increase in the number of animals
that samples that may be received, imported, and exported from 25 to
100 individuals annually. In addition, the permit has been amended to
authorize the receipt, import, and export of baleen samples from blue
and fin whales.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, issuance of this permit was based on a
finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) is
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
Dated: February 2, 2016.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-02384 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]
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